kellymb's Blog

Thanksgiving 2008

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:32:00 -0800

Well, here it is, my first Thanksgiving since WLS. We had to stay home (alone) again this year due to the economy and airfare prices. It's OK though, Dan and I had a really nice day and the turkey was probably the best one I've ever roasted.

I'm down to ...

Family wedding in CA

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:01:00 -0700

We went to the family wedding in CA this past weekend and it was so great to see family I haven't seen in years. Sadly, we also went to my cousin Tom's (48) funeral. He'd had cancer only a few short months. The family was in shock over his death. ...

Rosie

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:43:00 -0700

Had a really tough week. My sweet, beloved, little dog Rosie died on Monday. She had been sick with kidney failure and was going downhill fast. We had to make the decision to let her go and it was the hardest thing you ever have to do. I don't have ...

July 2, 2008

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:52:00 -0700

Had my 6 month check up in Houston, TX yesterday. I'm exhausted from the one day trip to and from New Mexico. Didn't get to even visit with Dr. Davis, just saw Jamie, but she's great and very helpful. The President of Bariatric Advantage products, Tom, was there and I ...

Family visit - 6/22/08

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:17:00 -0700

It happened sooner than I expected. My mother and her three older sisters paid me a visit from California this week. I had been very anxious about how my mother would react seeing me 115 pounds lighter. They were just getting into their hotel room and I stood in the ...

June 5, 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:50:00 -0700

Well, I'm just a bit over 5 months out post op. I started dieting on my own pre op, exactly one year ago yesterday, at my highest known weight of 349. This morning I was down to 236. That's 113 pounds down in one year, and 79 pounds since surgery. ...

April 26th, 4 months to the day post op - Somewhat discouraged!

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:16:00 -0700

Well, today is exactly 4 months since I had surgery. I'm a bit discouraged today, as I've been on ANOTHER stall the past week or so. Haven't lost anything in days, but do feel smaller. I'm down 100 pounds overall, and 66 pounds since surgery. That's incredible!! I have to ...

First follow up visit

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:31:00 -0700

I flew to Houston for the day yesterday to see Dr. Davis for my follow up appt. He has a new nurse, Miss Jamie that is great. She's worked with lots of bariatric patients in the past. Dr. Davis says I'm doing great and not to worry about how others ...

3 months post-op

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:22:00 -0700

Well, it's 3 months since surgery and I'm down 56 pounds, but down 90 pounds overall from last May. I feel really good, but don't feel smaller in my head. I'm down 5 pants sizes and 2 blouse sizes. My family lives in California, so no one has seen me ...

one month post-op

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:03:00 -0800

Surgery was 12-26-07. Surgeon was Dr. Garth Davis in Houston, TX, although I live in NM. Had to stay at a Marriott near the medical center, not a nice place and had an incident I'll be writing the CEO about later. Surgery went great, however, I was in recovery for ...